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FROM: http://technology.nzoom.com/technology_detail/0,1608,182889-113-380,00.html

Too many people love the Iraqi information minister

People around the world have taken a unique liking to the public relations stylings of former Iraqi information minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf. Too many people, apparently.

A web site that sprang up called http://welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com was quickly forced offline as a rush of global interest drew as many as 4,000 requests a second for the page.

With his trademark beret and sly smile, Sahaf became a cult figure on television with his daily briefings, appearing from behind a sea of microphones as he condemned the American "infidels" and often flatly denied what viewers around the world saw unfolding on their TV screens.

Kieran Mulvaney, a writer based in Alaska who set up the web site, said he has been inundated with requests for interviews from the likes of CNN and the BBC.

Mulvaney, who is writing a book on global warming, said he has also had unsolicited requests to sponsor the web pages that started as a joke for he and his friends.

He said the new version of the site will make money from the sale of trinkets like T-shirts and aprons.

In keeping with the tongue-in-cheek theme of the site, the aprons will bear one of the now-disappeared Sahaf's most popular catch phrases: "God will roast their stomachs in hell."

Reuters